1918 United States House of Representatives elections
Internal divide among Democratic leadership over aspects related to payment of the war also decreased the unity of the party, which had been the organization's strength during the decade.Wilson later vetoed an attempt by the Republicans to increase the limit to $2.40 per bushel.[1] Wilson was also unable to aid the Democratic candidates before the election due to his preparations for involvement in the Paris Peace Conference.[1] 1 One vacancy, Victor L. Berger, a member of the Socialist Party of America, whom the House refused to seat.During the contest, Sulzer died April 28, 1919, and Democrat George Barnes Grigsby won the June 5 special election to finish the term.
| House seats by party holding plurality in state | |
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80+% Democratic
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80+% Republican
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60+% to 80% Democratic
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60+% to 80% Republican
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Up to 60% Democratic
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Up to 60% Republican
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| Net gain in party representation | ||
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6+ Democratic gain
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6+ Republican gain
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3-5 Democratic gain
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3-5 Republican gain
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1-2 Democratic gain
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1-2 Farmer–Labor
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1-2 Republican gain
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1-2 Socialist
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no net change
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Hayden: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
United States House of RepresentativesFrederick GillettChamp ClarkRepublicanDemocraticMassachusetts 2ndMissouri 9thSocialistProhibitionIndependentSpeaker66th United States CongressPresidentWoodrow WilsonWorld War IRepublicansDemocratspopulismFrederick H. GillettMassachusettsMissouriMinority Leader1912 presidential election1916 electionAndrew Jackson1832 electionFood and Fuel Control ActParis Peace ConferenceRepublican PartyDemocratic PartyFarmer–Labor PartyProhibition PartyVictor L. BergerSocialist Party of AmericaProgressiveList of special elections to the United States House of RepresentativesNew York 7John J. FitzgeraldJohn J. DelaneyNew York 8Daniel J. GriffinSheriff of Kings County, New YorkWilliam E. ClearyNew York 21George M. HulbertCommissioner of DocksJerome F. DonovanNew York 22Henry BrucknerAnthony J. GriffinIllinois 4Charles MartinJohn W. RaineyVirginia 1William A. JonesS. Otis BlandMaryland 2Fred TalbottCarville BensonMissouri 10Jacob E. MeekerelectedFrederick EssenNew Jersey 5John H. CapstickWilliam F. BirchOhio 14Ellsworth Raymond BathrickMartin L. DaveyWisconsin 6James H. DavidsonFlorian LampertWisconsin 11Irvine Lenrootelected to the U.S. SenateAdolphus P. NelsonList of United States representatives from AlabamaAlabama 1Oscar Lee GrayJohn McDuffieAlabama 2S. Hubert Dent Jr.Alabama 3Henry B. SteagallAlabama 4Fred L. BlackmonAlabama 5J. Thomas HeflinAlabama 6William B. OliverAlabama 7John L. BurnettAlabama 8Edward B. AlmonAlabama 9George HuddlestonAlabama 10William B. BankheadList of United States representatives from ArizonaArizona at-largeCarl Hayden1912 (new state)List of United States representatives from ArkansasArkansas 1Thaddeus H. CarawayArkansas 2William A. OldfieldArkansas 3John N. TillmanArkansas 4Otis WingoArkansas 5Henderson M. JacowayArkansas 6Samuel M. Taylor1913 (special)Arkansas 7William S. Goodwin1918 United States House of Representatives elections in CaliforniaList of United States representatives from CaliforniaCalifornia 1Clarence F. LeaCalifornia 2John E. RakerCalifornia 3Charles F. Curry